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debarker

debarker noun: a machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs.

Noun (1)

debarker (plural debarkers)

  1. A machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs

Noun (2)

debarker (plural debarkers)

  1. One who debarks (exits a vehicle)
    • Last Friday Satya and I decided to split up fair territory at Harvard Square. He got Holyoke Center and the hot cider-pretzel-candle-jewelry competition. I drew the Coop, where unsuspecting subway debarkers are plentiful.1973 December 8, Barb, “Hawking It — Experiences Trying To Sell This Beloved Paper Called The GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 5

Forms of debarker

pluraldebarkers

Origin of debarker

From de- + bark + -er.

From debark + -er.

Questions about debarker

What does debarker mean?
Debarker means a machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs.
What part of speech is debarker?
Debarker is a noun.
What is the plural of debarker?
The plural of debarker is debarkers.

Words near debarker in the dictionary

  1. DeBarge
  2. debark
  3. debarkation
  4. debarkations
  5. debarked
  6. debarker
  7. debarkers
  8. debarking
  9. debarks
  10. debarment
  11. debarments

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